After three games of superior effort that still wasn’t enough, the most remote prediction today had the Celtics’ intensity going south. But those were the terms of elimination in their 101-93 Game 4 loss today to Cleveland, who wrapped this first-round series up in a tidy sweep package. It was a game in which the most robust Celtic, Jae Crowder...

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About the blogger(s):

Steve Bulpett is in his 30th season covering the Celtics. In addition to being the dean of NBA beat writers in continuous service with a team, he's also followed the Celtics as a home and away beat longer than anyone in franchise history. The native of Lynn and Swampscott is a graduate of the University of Dayton, where he pursued dreams of playing basketball and becoming a lawyer. Reality intervened on the court, but he found a way to stay involved in the game. He left UD with an intramural hoop championship (teammates with sportscaster Dan Patrick) and a journalism degree. Follow him on Twitter @SteveBHoop

Mark Murphy joined the Boston Herald sports department in 1988. His first season covering the Celtics coincided with the last of Jimmy Rodgers' ill-fated reign, and he went on to cover the team through the subsequent retirements of Larry Bird and Kevin McHale. He also covered the first two editions of The Dream Team in 1992 in Barcelona and 1996 in Atlanta. After moving over to cover UMass and college basketball for six years, he returned to the Celtics beat in 2002. Follow him on Twitter @Murf56